@boem to TechnologyEnglish • 8 months agoBYD achieves 1,300-mile driving range with latest PHEVstechnode.comexternal-linkmessage-square6arrow-up159arrow-down130
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minus-square@abhibeckertlinkEnglish20•edit-28 months agoUm, did they actually do something impressive or is it just a really big gas tank? I’m struggling to imagine why anyone would even want 1,300 miles of range in a PHEV. Surely it’d be better to have a smaller tank and more space inside the vehicle.
minus-squareHildegardelinkEnglish14•8 months agoIts a 15 gallon tank, and testing methodology that doesn’t reflect reality. The 2024 prius would get 750 miles according to the EPA’s estimates if it had the same sized tank.
Um, did they actually do something impressive or is it just a really big gas tank?
I’m struggling to imagine why anyone would even want 1,300 miles of range in a PHEV. Surely it’d be better to have a smaller tank and more space inside the vehicle.
Its a 15 gallon tank, and testing methodology that doesn’t reflect reality.
The 2024 prius would get 750 miles according to the EPA’s estimates if it had the same sized tank.